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Noun Concept
Categories: Lymphatic vessel diseases, Medical signs, Causes of death
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edema  oedema  hydrops  dropsy  œdema
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Swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities WordNet 3.0
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Swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Edema, also spelled oedema, and also known as fluid retention, dropsy, hydropsy and swelling, is the build-up of fluid in the body's tissue. Wikipedia
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitium Wikidata
The increase of interstitial fluid in any organ. OmegaWiki
Swelling, edema, often from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Wiktionary
Swelling. Wiktionary (translation)
An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity. Wiktionary
Excessive accumulation of serum in tissue. Wiktionary (translation)
The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity. Wiktionary
Accumulation of serous fluid. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
swelling
sign
health problem
symptom
HAS KIND
anasarca
angioedema
cerebral edema
chemosis
cystoid macular edema
+14 relations
DERIVATION
edematous
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy
Wikipedia
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edema
Wikidata
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edema
Wiktionary
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dropsy, edema, hydrops
OmegaWiki
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edema, oedema, œdema
Wikipedia Redirections
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dropsy, Dropsy of the heart, edemas, edematous, Edemia, Fat hand syndrome, fluid retention (medicine), Hydropic, hydropsy, Idiopathic edema, laryngeal edema, Leg edema, Localized oedema, Lower leg swelling, Odemas, oedema, Oedema due to heart failure, Oedema due to hypoproteinaemia, Oedemas, oedematous, Pedal edema, pitting edema, swollen, turgescence, water retention (medicine), Water weight, œdema, Œdemas
Wikidata Alias
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dropsy, hydropsy, oedema, œdema

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